Laundry shaking out table



J. A. HUNKELE LAUNDRY SHAKING-OUT TABLE Flled July 28 1930 Oct. 2o, 1931.

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PATENT JACOB A .HUNKELE or rITTsBnnGmrENNsYLvANIA- LAUNDRY s1 a2AK11\TGr l on'r TABLE 'i i Appli caritainea July 2s,

' `'lfhislinvention relates 'to' laundry. appliances and more inparticularto s o-called` shakingout table'swused for 'separating and straighteningV outfthe washed goods after they lleave thelaundry water extractor and `the shaker-drms nsed tangled goods. f Y

n vThe primary objeotof this invention'is to i provide a shaking-out tabletwhich will main- '10 tain a substantiallyv niform working height for employees, regardless .of thesamount of goods normally piled on said table. Another object of this invention is to provide a shaking-out'table the height of which may be ad# justed temporarily or permanentlyy lto suit lthe stature of the employees workingthe'reat, so that they may perform their work nnder the IIloSt favorable conditions. lfurther obj ect 'is to' provide such a vtableV having to loosen up the ensuitablyshaped sides tofacilitate the" stack- -ing of the straightened or untangled goods prior to'their removal'to other processing ma- ;chines, such as the ironing rolls, ete. Yet ani other object is to provide a shaking-out table I 125 having vmeans for collecting most'of the lint releasedfrom the washed'goods into suitable pans, to prevent saidlint from falling on the iioor, thus maintaining better sanitary work'- ing conditions. Additional features 'and advantages of this invention will appear in the following description consideredV in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part of this applicatiomand in which: ig. "lis a side elevation ofthe shaking-out Fig.' 2'isl a top planview of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary end elevation of the table.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view, on an enlarged g rlegs of the shaking-out table.

Reference being had to the drawings, a shaking-out table built in accordance with my invention comprises, in the main, a box-like 45 top 1 and a supporting structure 2v consisting of four or more legs rigidly held to any suitable bracing.

The table top consists of' a lower box portion having a bottom 3 in which are provided gether by '50 suitable apertures or perforations 4 through l *In 'Figsfl and which the lint releasedffromthe washed goods may fall. The four corners of the bottomare, 1n the present'embodiment, bevelled, as shown at 5, to clea'rthe'legsv of the table. To the bot# torn vare secnredthe verticalv sides 6 and on top, of the latteris built an 'enlargementcon Y sisting of the square cornered side-walls 7 and 'of the outwardly iaring walls 8, thein"- 'olination' of which is suoliV as to'be'st `facilitate working within the table.` vThe connection vbetween the lowerfvertic'al sides ,the vside-walls?l is made byineans' of aVframe-like intermediate'bottom 9;,.in the corners of which are secured the'legs of the table.

Y nach angie-g Consists Ora tubular- Outer sleeve 10 in whichjis inserted a telescoping post 11resilientlyl supported within the sleeve` by a'coilespring '12,the upper end .of which bearisfafgainst the bioltingfplate lof the'post,

and the `lower end of which is normally supported by a bushing 14 securedE at the'lower 6nd of the sleeve '10. l i' The' legs a re preferably 'provided with largeswivell casters of any desired commercial type, so that theV shaking-out ytable may =be rolled about easily in the laundry' plant, thus eliminating theusnal boX trucks ordi` narilyV used to conveythe launderedv goods from ,the eXtractors or shaker-drums gto a conventionalf"separating and vstraightening outftable. f

4 there is shown thel'use of ball-bearing swivel casters',leach comprising a rubber tired wheel 15 provided with a brak- Ving" device consisting of two parallel' rocker levers '16 hingedly mounted on a fork niember 17-thel stern of which' is snpportedin'the *bushing 14`and provided with'anti-friction` bearings of `any desired and vsuitable commercialf type'. Thewheelruns vonan' axle 18 carried by both rocker-levers. Vlhenthe rocker levers are tilted tothe right, asshown in Fig; 1, the' curvedv lower i 'part19'of the-forks clear thewheels'so that the table may be rolled abontleasily,`likeia truck.Y Onthe otherl hand, when said levers 'are tilted tothe left,- Fig. 4, the wheel aXles 18 jareethr'own on a deadf centerwith the fork-y Y i stems and the lowerparts'19fof the forksen- 'gage the tires ofy theV wheels', thus preventing ifm the latter from rotating and the forksfroin swiveling; i. e., the shaking out table is locked into position.

' The coil springs are so proportioned that' the-table, When empty, Will assume its highest position, and when fully loaded Will be at its 'lowest point. The Ahighest .pcsitmi Qt the tablaor a givenset up, isdeterminedby the lnaxiniuin expansion ot the coil-springs l2, and the lowermost position is defined'by the lower ends of the .posts Ilearning.lirmmntaetv with the supports of the coil-springs'. As the laundered goods are removedfrom the table,`

the springs gradually expand, therebyrnaintaining a practically uniform Workingheighu ,which Ysaves the ...eimsleyess ,werking :the table' .the ,.fatgiing .task .offese-hing A.11p or .bending dow'imu'ly.tnfhandle thelgoods# f Therlere generally'two,Qrniorlemployes Aassigned to ezteh table `andfthe ,former are grouped ...according t .their height! )Thus two tall employees ,Qfsubstantially..theisame stature,v will'.beparedtwwork tegtherzat the .same shkng'ittable, .endl .tn/, smaller.. lployees .will Work at anQthentable.

To .prQvde for these variations Tin .the ,stature of ,the empyes, there are @resided .atthe'lower endsofthe.legstvertically .Seated apertures A2O at 1Ollloffst.SLes. of sleeves, which, apertures Qare;.inserte.,clgrpins 2l ,upon Whehthboilfsprngs l2 mlyrst. Y e

l V4.112.vizi11 behotedthat.. negfirdlesS-.sf theresition of the' pins 2l, th ittal. dfropbffthe table, .when Afully loaded, .will remain the saine, `,this .drop ,being determined .as-stated beformby the distanceI between the lower ends of the posts 1l and the pinsl. y l As the goods .on the .'.bble. are,.shalen out and straightened, ,they are 4.folded over, yone Vby one .and `piled into jsmallEstaclis mi ith@ 'edges' Qfthearng sidesf8asinrlcatedat 2.2,

whence said Stacks. are Removed, `upon readl- Certanheightafor further treat-mentl AThe legs .of the itableare. lolttcecl` .tgether ,by .Gr.ossfmembers 9.3 a2-t, shown AQf; tubular construction in the drawings. Upon: 13W@ pp.- `positely disposed setsnf MOSS-members er@ .secured in. anydesied. manner. angnlarsup- .mounted oneor. more. colleetingpans 26 -or thelpurpose @Matching the lintymattentall- .ing `throughthdperforated bottoni-3,

illustrated-,example .senstitutes .a :practieal embodiment ,Qfrmy invention, Ldo-.net limt `inyslf strictly to. theqrneelianicals` details; here- .inillustrateth.Sincefiiianiifestly the Samean he, -onsiderably Yried 'avthoutldpert'fleg from-themen@ .et tlieinremtinas deliiledin thearpeadedfcleims.

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scribed, ,aft'abl .top a tcp .frame gfOr .Said .top having .upwardly 'and'QutW-erdly 'tlarisg sides; telesceriesleS-tot-the tableeaehlg compris/instill autel-.sleeve andattibnlarfpst .telescepable therein ia C-Olspriss.Supprted .withi 11. the @Shell and* pestioned rartlifwthn .therost to. ,teslientlwupiertth :Shell .having .agplutalitif of trans'yerseheles .dpfsed .in spaced.: Ieri'gitiidnsl .relation .tliritallfla'iin @monthly insrtable Within .said .holeshald .adapted t0 Support the weer @11d- .Of Said! @Qilsrres whereby .the minimum length Oisahilgg may .bauanleit- Inv testimony whereof I alixiny signature.

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